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Current* conditions near Chicago, IL:
December 3, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Current* conditions near Chicago, IL:
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You will never catch me speaking ill of the humble lentil
December 2, 2025 at 5:02 AM
You will never catch me speaking ill of the humble lentil
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I feel like you are not actually fiscally disciplined if you refuse to spend money you can get on things you need
December 1, 2025 at 6:24 AM
I feel like you are not actually fiscally disciplined if you refuse to spend money you can get on things you need
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Every once in a while, I check my son's Steam reviews.
November 20, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Every once in a while, I check my son's Steam reviews.
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✨ A few years back I stood outside Wells Cathedral for a full day and photographed the impact of the light on the front facade. I was amazed at the outcome - at how a single entity could morph and change under the changing light. 🌅 #thread
November 28, 2025 at 7:13 AM
✨ A few years back I stood outside Wells Cathedral for a full day and photographed the impact of the light on the front facade. I was amazed at the outcome - at how a single entity could morph and change under the changing light. 🌅 #thread
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If you like an author's work, the best thing you can do is buy it. The second best thing you can do is ask your local library to buy it. Or, do both!
A reminder that the median book deal for a debut author in the UK is £7000, paid over 12-18 months. (from 2022 Society of Authors report). Some of your favourite writers are struggling. societyofauthors.org/2022/12/06/a....
A profession struggling to sustain itself - The Society of Authors
ALCS report on author incomes shows 60% drop in median incomes since 2006
societyofauthors.org
November 24, 2025 at 5:39 PM
If you like an author's work, the best thing you can do is buy it. The second best thing you can do is ask your local library to buy it. Or, do both!
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"read but i need to read them again when the adhd is cooperating"
I want to be able to mark emails neither read nor unread, but another, secret third thing.
November 25, 2025 at 10:53 AM
"read but i need to read them again when the adhd is cooperating"
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also: the library! it will still be free! at the library! you can use a variety of apps/sites to access! the library! you needn't go to a location! to enjoy the library! if you request the books of authors at the library it helps us! if you check them out it helps us! and also the library! LIBRARY
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 26, 2025 at 1:15 AM
also: the library! it will still be free! at the library! you can use a variety of apps/sites to access! the library! you needn't go to a location! to enjoy the library! if you request the books of authors at the library it helps us! if you check them out it helps us! and also the library! LIBRARY
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a world without trans people has never existed and never will
April 5, 2025 at 5:33 PM
a world without trans people has never existed and never will
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well folks, it happened. after years of saving spare bits from ikea and other flat pack furniture, my ikea furniture came three screws short. anyway, i did not have a single matching screw
November 17, 2025 at 11:33 PM
well folks, it happened. after years of saving spare bits from ikea and other flat pack furniture, my ikea furniture came three screws short. anyway, i did not have a single matching screw
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after all, who could expect audiences to suspend their disbelief or let go of what happened in a previous james bond film? the role having famously been played by the same man for the last sixty-plus years-- [hurried muttering from offstage] sorry, what? you said SEVEN men?
James Bond’s death in No Time to Die is causing a nightmare for the next film. Writers are stuck because Bond “was blown to pieces.”
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
November 12, 2025 at 2:11 AM
after all, who could expect audiences to suspend their disbelief or let go of what happened in a previous james bond film? the role having famously been played by the same man for the last sixty-plus years-- [hurried muttering from offstage] sorry, what? you said SEVEN men?
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Every year we get closer to this happening on the news
November 5, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Every year we get closer to this happening on the news
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[in a way I haven't truly meant it all year] nice
November 5, 2025 at 2:38 AM
[in a way I haven't truly meant it all year] nice
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'you'll scare away [type of voter] if you're too accepting' is always the line, but it isn't coherent reasoning. i mean, is acceptance USUALLY something that scares people away? or does it, in fact, draw people in? perhaps people experiencing... the fundamental human desire for... acceptance...
November 5, 2025 at 2:58 AM
'you'll scare away [type of voter] if you're too accepting' is always the line, but it isn't coherent reasoning. i mean, is acceptance USUALLY something that scares people away? or does it, in fact, draw people in? perhaps people experiencing... the fundamental human desire for... acceptance...
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No Kings includes DraftKings
October 19, 2025 at 8:56 PM
No Kings includes DraftKings
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tmj...... traumatic mouth jaw.......
October 21, 2025 at 2:08 AM
tmj...... traumatic mouth jaw.......
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Portland resists with whimsical improv theater, Chicago resists by screaming at weird jagoffs that don’t belong in the neighborhood. Every city brings its own strengths to the fight
The energy we need is this suburban dad standing out in the street -- barefoot with Blackhawks pajama pants on -- screaming at the masked goons to get the fuck out of their neighborhood.
More from the scene
October 25, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Portland resists with whimsical improv theater, Chicago resists by screaming at weird jagoffs that don’t belong in the neighborhood. Every city brings its own strengths to the fight
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@mollyolguin.bsky.social and I crushed Halloween if I do say so myself
November 3, 2025 at 2:49 AM
@mollyolguin.bsky.social and I crushed Halloween if I do say so myself
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I don’t think voting alone can fix our crumbling democracy, but it’s one of many tools we can use to improve things. Use every tool you can.
November 4, 2025 at 3:55 PM
I don’t think voting alone can fix our crumbling democracy, but it’s one of many tools we can use to improve things. Use every tool you can.
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even @theonion.com could not have written this
Border Patrol agent Lairmore testifies that he was not injured by the sandwich, but he felt the impact through his ballistic vest.
The sandwich came apart and "kind of exploded" on his chest upon impact, he says.
"I could smell the onions and mustard."
The sandwich came apart and "kind of exploded" on his chest upon impact, he says.
"I could smell the onions and mustard."
November 4, 2025 at 4:34 PM
even @theonion.com could not have written this
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We’ve gotten numb to it but Trump threatening NYC voters with federal funding to vote a certain way is the kind of shit that should get him unanimously impeached today. Insane fascist bullshit.
November 4, 2025 at 3:17 PM
We’ve gotten numb to it but Trump threatening NYC voters with federal funding to vote a certain way is the kind of shit that should get him unanimously impeached today. Insane fascist bullshit.
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Really don’t think it can be emphasized enough what an INSANELY promising technology mRNA vaccination has proved itself to be and it’s beyond infuriating that it is under active and sustained attack by the most powerful people on earth
GOOD NEWS! Researchers have developed a new mRNA vaccine that has been shown to suppress abnormal blood vessel growth in the retina, offering hope to MILLIONS of patients with age-related vision loss. The vaccine triggered strong antibody responses that REDUCED retinal damage by UP TO 85%.
November 2, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Really don’t think it can be emphasized enough what an INSANELY promising technology mRNA vaccination has proved itself to be and it’s beyond infuriating that it is under active and sustained attack by the most powerful people on earth
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everyone place bets on when Georgia wipes my voter registration again! We are at 14 purges in the last 12 years
This is the last day before major US elections, so as of tomorrow it's about one year to the 2026 midterms, which means we're about to get plunged face-first into aggressive voter suppression strategies.
Remember: it's cheaper and easier to hack the electorate than the election
It's gonna suuuuuck
Remember: it's cheaper and easier to hack the electorate than the election
It's gonna suuuuuck
November 3, 2025 at 6:06 PM
everyone place bets on when Georgia wipes my voter registration again! We are at 14 purges in the last 12 years
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These Chicago restaurants are offering free or discounted meals during SNAP pause: blockclubchi.co/47DM5Ys
November 3, 2025 at 5:01 PM
These Chicago restaurants are offering free or discounted meals during SNAP pause: blockclubchi.co/47DM5Ys